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Messi, on the hunt for Xavi's record

The Argentine has accumulated 146 European appearances for Barça, and surpasses Andrés Iniesta to become the player with the second most in the history of the Club

Leo Messi continues to set records. With the victory last Wednesday against Inter Milan, the Argentinian reached 146 European matches played with FC Barcelona, the second most in the club's history. His appearance against the Italian team, a match in which he started and played 90 minutes, meant Messi surpassed Andrés Iniesta with whom he was tied on 145. There is now just one other Barça legend for him to beat: Xavi Hernández with 178 games.

In addition, the other two captains, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Piqué, are in sixth position tied on 116 games, only eight behind Víctor Valdés, who. The rest of the current squad players with most European appearances for Barça are Jordi Alba (61), Rakitic (57), Ter Stegen (55), Luis Súarez (53) and Sergi Roberto (47).

Below we review the historic Top 10:

PLAYER GAMES SEASONS
Xavi Hernández 178  1998-2015 
Leo Messi 146  2004-? 
Andrés Iniesta 145   2002-2018
Carles Puyol 137  1999-2014 
Víctor Valdés 124  2002-2014 
 Gerard Piqué 116  2008-?   
Sergio Busquets  116  2008-? 
Dani Alves  90  2008-2016 
Migueli  85   1973-1989
Javier Mascherano  74  2010-2018 
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